Monetary policy committee voted 7-2 to hold interest rates
Minutes show majority of Bank of England group said wage stagnation meant there was little pressure on pricesTwo members of the Bank of England's interest rate setting committee maintained a hawkish...
View ArticleAwkward no more: how Gordon Brown found his voice | Steve Richards
The former PMs authentic passion for the union could well be a game-changer in the Scottish referendum voteLive blog: Wednesdays Scottish referendum developmentsTwitter erupted with excitement....
View ArticleIts the City not London that rules | @guardianletters
Your editorial (17 September) missed the point. London is not the victim of its own success but of its failure in its function as a capital. Surely the measure of its effectiveness is the performance...
View ArticleUK PLC breathes easy again after Scotland's no vote - but for how long?
Key economic questions about independence plaguing the markets have only been put off for another dayRelief rather than euphoria. That was the instant response in the financial markets to the Scottish...
View ArticleNHS is Labour's priority in election fight, says Ed Balls
Reform of health service would not be funded by extra taxes, says shadow chancellor touting credible and costed changeLabour will seek to fight the next election on the twin issues of stagnant living...
View ArticleJoe Hockey asks G20 to strive for global growth and more better-paying jobs
Treasurer tells meeting in Cairns we are determined to make the world a better placeJoe Hockey wants the worlds richest economies to push for global growth that will create more and better-paying...
View ArticleThree ways Labour can distance itself from coalition economics | Larry Elliott
Increased minimum wage and a lower income tax starting rate among opposition's election proposalsLabour has a twin deficit problem. Ed Miliband is seen as less fit to be prime minister than David...
View ArticleWhy is Thomas Piketty's 700-page book a bestseller?
Thomas Piketty is a French economist whose Capital in the Twenty-First Century has swept American discourse. Four experts Brad DeLong, Tyler Cowen, Stephanie Kelton and Emanuel Derman take on why that...
View ArticleMore questions and answers on contentious TTIP trade deal | @guardianletters
Owen Jones (This trade deal puts private profit above peoples needs, 15 September) is an intelligent political and social commentator, not a one-man campaigning NGO. So he must know that investment...
View ArticleEd Balls outlines Labour's economic policy at party conference in Manchester...
Shadow chancellor Ed Balls speaks at the Labour party's annual conference in Manchester on Monday. Balls says the party has more work to do to persuade people it can deliver the economic change people...
View ArticleEd Balls proposes spending watchdog role in vetting expenditure plans
Shadow chancellor also proposes a 1% cap on child benefit for two years and a 5% reduction in ministerial payEd Balls, the shadow chancellor, has sought to reassure voters that Labour can be trusted...
View ArticleLabour conference: Ed Balls tightens Labour's austerity stance - Politics...
Carwyn Jones calls for home rule all roundJim Murphy denounces exploitation of migrant workers in QatarDouglas Alexander rejects Blairite hubris that UK can re-order the worldEd Ballss speech -Snap...
View ArticleEd Balls speech: light on jokes and lighter on spending pledges
Shadow chancellor believes Labour will only be heard on tax and spending priorities if it looks serious about deficit reductionBusiness liked what it heard from Ed Balls in his speech to Labours...
View ArticleMinimum wage increase: will it really hurt the economy?
A 3.5% rise doesnt seem radical, given that the economy is thought to be so strong that a rate hike may be on the cardsTo believe the reaction from some corners of the business world, youd think...
View ArticleLabour conference 2014: How easy to call for political fizz. How tough to...
The party is blamed for neglecting its base, but Ed Miliband has to consider fragmented interest groupsThis is unlucky timing for Labours conference, in the hangover days of the Scottish referendum....
View ArticleHow feasible are Ed Milibands pledges?
Randeep Ramesh analyses the Labour leaders promises on apprenticeships, housing, the economy, wages and the NHS Live blog: Tuesdays developments at Labour conferenceEd Milibands six pledges are an...
View ArticleBudget deficit: George Osborne has a lot of explaining to do
Weaker than predicted growth coupled with poorly paid jobs hurting income tax receipts means deficit will be twice the chancellors forecastBritains public finances are in a rotten state. The...
View ArticleGeorge Osborne likely to miss deficit reduction target as UK borrowing rises
Increase fuelled by weak tax receipts means chancellor may have to unveil further cuts or raise taxes to meet targets in time for 2015 electionThe chancellor is on course to miss his deficit-cutting...
View ArticleDavid Cameron faces day of reckoning for trashing NHS, says Labour
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham reminds party of PMs barefaced lie over health service shakeup and privatisationDavid Cameron will face a day of reckoning with the electorate for trashing the NHS...
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